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The Puppet Syndrome (2015)

The story of an all-consuming passion between a creator and his creation.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 41M

Director : Elena Hazanova
Writer : Alyona Alova

Synopsis

Since early childhood Peter has been obsessed with the world of puppets, but his greater obsession is with a real girl, Lisa. He crafts his perfect woman out of her. But Lisa isn't a docile marionette. She's a living human being and she rebels against her creator. Based on the critically-acclaimed, brilliant and poignant novel by one of the best contemporary Russian writers, Dina Rubina, "Petrushka Syndrome" is a multidimensional metaphor, where a sense of duality pervades everything. People and dolls, life and art, the Creator and the creation depend on one another. And where does one draw the line between them?

Actors

Evgeny Mironov
Evgeny Mironov
Pyotr
Chulpan Khamatova
Chulpan Khamatova
Liza
Merab Ninidze
Merab Ninidze
Boris
Yuliya Marchenko
Yuliya Marchenko
Katya
Vladimir Seleznyov
Vladimir Seleznyov
Romka
Aleksandr Kuznetsov
Aleksandr Kuznetsov
Petya in his youth
Alexey Lyubimov
Alexey Lyubimov
Boris in his youth
Alina Gvasaliya
Alina Gvasaliya
Liza in her youth
Era Ziganshina
Era Ziganshina
Vera Leopoldovna, Borya's grandmother
Alexey Vedernikov
Alexey Vedernikov
Eva's boyfriend
Filipp Ershov
Filipp Ershov
Petya's friend in his youth
Kirill Frolov
Kirill Frolov
Petya's friend in his youth
Artyom Fadeev
Artyom Fadeev
Petya in his youth
Natalya Iokhvidova
Natalya Iokhvidova
mathematic teacher
Zura Kipshidze
Zura Kipshidze
Teddi

Crews

Elena Hazanova
Elena Hazanova
Director
Dina Rubina
Dina Rubina
Novel
Sergey Ivanov
Sergey Ivanov
Editor
Evgeny Mironov
Evgeny Mironov
Producer
Dmitry Aronin
Dmitry Aronin
Producer
Alexandr Novin
Alexandr Novin
Producer
Asya Temnikova
Asya Temnikova
Producer
Elena Brenkova
Elena Brenkova
Producer
Undine Filter
Undine Filter
Producer
Anna Katchko
Anna Katchko
Executive Producer
Thomas Král
Thomas Král
Producer
Pierre-André Thiébaud
Pierre-André Thiébaud
Producer
Alyona Alova
Alyona Alova
Screenplay
Aziz Zhambakiev
Aziz Zhambakiev
Director of Photography
Nicolas Rabaeus
Nicolas Rabaeus
Original Music Composer
Natalya Navoenko
Natalya Navoenko
Production Design
Galina Nikolaeva
Galina Nikolaeva
Costume Design
Dmitry Tatarnikov
Dmitry Tatarnikov
Set Decoration
Daniel Gibel
Daniel Gibel
Editor
Alexandr Smirnov
Alexandr Smirnov
Editor
Kai Tebbel
Kai Tebbel
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

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